Bad news from God - there IS no God particle

Trickling down through pop science media: The Large Hadron Collider has not found "the God particle," the Higgs boson.

From The Australian (August 23, 2011),

INTERNATIONAL scientists searching to solve the greatest riddle in all of physics say that signs are fading of the elusive Higgs-Boson particle, which is believed to give objects mass.

Just last month, physicists announced at a European conference that a big atom-smasher experiment had shown tantalising hints of the Higgs-Boson, as the search to identify the particle enters the final stretch with results expected late next year.

Sometimes described as the "God particle" because it is such a mystery yet such a potent force of nature, the Higgs-Boson - if it exists - represents the final piece of the Standard Model of physics.

"At this moment we don't see any evidence for the Higgs in the lower mass region where it is likely to be," said physicist Howard Gordon, deputy US ATLAS operations program manager.

ATLAS is the biggest particle collider lab at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)"s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). ...

Remember "Physicists closing in on the God"? That was just so last November.

Prophet, ranting: There IS a God. There is no God particle. There is no God machine!

File under: New gimmick needed pronto.

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Comments

[Dave Snoke]

The "God particle" is an unfortunate name, but the theory is a good one with good justification. But if it is not found, this would be viewed by most physicists as much more interesting than finding it right away. It would mean nature still has tricks up her sleeve.

[Paul Sotelo]

honestly, truthfully just sit down and think about this for a minute, on simple terms. We can't solve the world's simple problems but we are attempting to discover the "God particle?" seems like our efforts would be better applied to current worldly needs. God is based on faith, not pysicallity. If my God raises me on the day of judgment, then I was right. God bless everyone.